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Du Page, Kane Politicians Hassle Over Airport Over Airport BY PHILIP WATTLEY A proposal to lengthen the main runway at Du Page county airport with the runway "clearance zone" extending into Kane county, has created an uproar between politicians in the two counties regarding the right of one county to use the air rights of another. DuPage county officials said the airport is taxed to capacity, and to accommodate the increasing number of executive planes, the east-west runway will have to be lengthened 1,100 feet. This would bring the end of the runway almost to the DuPage-Kane county line and the Federal Aviation administration requires an additional 3,500 feet of "clearance zone" which would extend into Kane county. Outline Clearance Zone The clearance zone would include a rectangular area, 400 by 3,500 feet, where runway approach lights would be mounted on T-shaped bars. The extension would also require a pie-shaped piece of land, 1,000 feet wide at the end of the runway extending 2,000 feet. This would be a safety factor in case an airplane overshot the runway. State Rep. Lewis V. Morgan Jr [R- Wheaton] recently introduced a bill to the state legislature, which allows coun- ty airports to extend their property of clearance space into other counties. Bill Seeks Money Morgan also introduced a bill which seeks $500,000 for the Illinois Depart- ment of Aeronautics to purchase land needed for the clearance zone and a third bill to facilitate the issuing of airport expansion revenue bonds, by raising the interest rate from 6 per cent to 6.5 per cent. The House passed the bills allowing county airports to expand into an adjacent county and the bond interest rate increase. Both bills were sent to a Senate committee for consideration. Similiar bills were defeated in a Senate vote several years ago. The bill seeking money for the land requisition passed the House Appropria- tion committee and is scheduled to come before the House for a vote, Morgan said. DuPage county politicians complained that while municipal airports could cross county lines, a county air field could not.. Politicians in Kane county countered the charge by saying that one county should not be allowed to take land from an adjoining county thru condemnation proceedings. Expansion Needed Morgan said, "Why should a county line inhibit the growth of a county airport, when it is so sorely needed." He said the only way the airport could expand was toward Kane county, because the other directions were blocked by Illinois highway 64, industrial complex, and the Chicago Great Western railroad tracks. The expansion is needed because of the National Accelerator laboratory, under construction near Batavia, and numerous new industries in the area, which will increase the air traffic at DuPage county airport, Morgan said. If the proposal is approved the runway clearance zone will pass over the newly developed Central Manufacturing Dis- trict. At the present time no buildings have been constructed in the 116 acre path the clearance area would require. The DuPage county airport had an average of 902 take-offs and landings a dayfor the first two weeks in May, William R. Donahue, airport. manager said. State's 3d Busiest Aircraft owned by flying schools, which may land several time within an hour, make up a portion of the daily aircraft movement figures. DuPage county airport is the third busiest in the state, following O'Hare International and Midway airports. A total of 250,121 take-offs and landings were handled at the airport during 1968, which was a 43 per cent increase over 1967, Donahue said. The airport has three runways, the 4,000 foot east-west runway being the longest. The airport is equipped with range finder, which guides pilots to the airport but not to a specific runway. If the expansion was allowed, Donahue said executive planes waiting to land at O'Hare airport at peak times, could be diverted to DuPage county airport. He said beginning June 1, only 10 non- scheduled aircraft an hour will be allowed to land or take-off at O'Hare field.
Object Description
Title | Dupage Airport |
Subject [LCSH] |
DuPage Airport (West Chicago, Ill.) Saint Charles (Ill.)--History |
Date Original | [19??] |
Language | en |
Geographic Coverage | United States--Illinois--DuPage County |
Contributing Institution | St. Charles Public Library |
Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by St. Charles Public Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: St. Charles Public Library, One South 6th Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174; Phone 630-584-0076. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
Date Digital | 2011-02-03 |
Type | text |
Digtization Specifications | 600 dpi, Bitonal, TIFF, HP Scanjet 5550c, OmniPage 17 |
Format | newspaper articles |
Digital Format | JPEG |
Collection Name | St. Charles History - Then and Now |
Description
Title | DuPage_Airport |
Transcript | Du Page, Kane Politicians Hassle Over Airport Over Airport BY PHILIP WATTLEY A proposal to lengthen the main runway at Du Page county airport with the runway "clearance zone" extending into Kane county, has created an uproar between politicians in the two counties regarding the right of one county to use the air rights of another. DuPage county officials said the airport is taxed to capacity, and to accommodate the increasing number of executive planes, the east-west runway will have to be lengthened 1,100 feet. This would bring the end of the runway almost to the DuPage-Kane county line and the Federal Aviation administration requires an additional 3,500 feet of "clearance zone" which would extend into Kane county. Outline Clearance Zone The clearance zone would include a rectangular area, 400 by 3,500 feet, where runway approach lights would be mounted on T-shaped bars. The extension would also require a pie-shaped piece of land, 1,000 feet wide at the end of the runway extending 2,000 feet. This would be a safety factor in case an airplane overshot the runway. State Rep. Lewis V. Morgan Jr [R- Wheaton] recently introduced a bill to the state legislature, which allows coun- ty airports to extend their property of clearance space into other counties. Bill Seeks Money Morgan also introduced a bill which seeks $500,000 for the Illinois Depart- ment of Aeronautics to purchase land needed for the clearance zone and a third bill to facilitate the issuing of airport expansion revenue bonds, by raising the interest rate from 6 per cent to 6.5 per cent. The House passed the bills allowing county airports to expand into an adjacent county and the bond interest rate increase. Both bills were sent to a Senate committee for consideration. Similiar bills were defeated in a Senate vote several years ago. The bill seeking money for the land requisition passed the House Appropria- tion committee and is scheduled to come before the House for a vote, Morgan said. DuPage county politicians complained that while municipal airports could cross county lines, a county air field could not.. Politicians in Kane county countered the charge by saying that one county should not be allowed to take land from an adjoining county thru condemnation proceedings. Expansion Needed Morgan said, "Why should a county line inhibit the growth of a county airport, when it is so sorely needed." He said the only way the airport could expand was toward Kane county, because the other directions were blocked by Illinois highway 64, industrial complex, and the Chicago Great Western railroad tracks. The expansion is needed because of the National Accelerator laboratory, under construction near Batavia, and numerous new industries in the area, which will increase the air traffic at DuPage county airport, Morgan said. If the proposal is approved the runway clearance zone will pass over the newly developed Central Manufacturing Dis- trict. At the present time no buildings have been constructed in the 116 acre path the clearance area would require. The DuPage county airport had an average of 902 take-offs and landings a dayfor the first two weeks in May, William R. Donahue, airport. manager said. State's 3d Busiest Aircraft owned by flying schools, which may land several time within an hour, make up a portion of the daily aircraft movement figures. DuPage county airport is the third busiest in the state, following O'Hare International and Midway airports. A total of 250,121 take-offs and landings were handled at the airport during 1968, which was a 43 per cent increase over 1967, Donahue said. The airport has three runways, the 4,000 foot east-west runway being the longest. The airport is equipped with range finder, which guides pilots to the airport but not to a specific runway. If the expansion was allowed, Donahue said executive planes waiting to land at O'Hare airport at peak times, could be diverted to DuPage county airport. He said beginning June 1, only 10 non- scheduled aircraft an hour will be allowed to land or take-off at O'Hare field. |
Collection Name | St. Charles History - Then and Now |